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Pajarito, Boyacá

Field	Value
name	Pajarito
settlement_type	Municipality and town
image_flag	Flag_pajarito.png
image_map	Colombia - Boyaca - Pajarito.svg
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of the municipality and town of Pajarito in the Boyacá department of Colombia
pushpin_mapsize	300
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Colombia
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Colombia
subdivision_type1	Department
subdivision_name1	Boyacá Department
subdivision_type2	Province
subdivision_name2	La Libertad Province
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Jesús Noé Riveros López
(2020-2023)
established_title	Founded
established_date	1 January 1853
area_total_km2	322
population_as_of	2015
population_total	1719
population_density_km2	auto
population_urban	725
timezone	Colombia Standard Time
utc_offset	-5
elevation_m	800
website	Official website

(2020-2023)

Pajarito is a town and municipality in the La Libertad Province, part of the Colombian department of Boyacá. The municipality, situated in the southeast of the department borders Labranzagrande and Aquitania of the department of Boyacá and Yopal, Recetor and Aguazul of the department of Casanare. The urban centre is located at a distance of 147 km from the department capital Tunja at an altitude of 800 m in a tight valley, not allowing much expansion of the urban area. The centre is experiencing periodic landslides.

Etymology

The name Pajarito in Spanish means "little bird", yet the origin of the name is thought to be from Chibcha: Pa is "father", ja; "load, role", rito; "dog".

Geology

The area of Pajarito is characterized by an intrusive complex into the surrounding Lower Cretaceous sediments (Macanal Formation). The petrology of the igneous body is alkaline to sub-alkaline and low in SiO2. Secondary minerals are apatite and hydrothermal chlorite.

History

The first inhabitants of the village may have been indigenous people of the Golconda tribe, short in stature and bandy-legged. The Golcondenses were cultivators of maize and hunters. They spoke a version of Chibcha, giving rise to the name of the town.

Modern Pajarito was founded on January 1, 1853 by soldiers of Gran Colombia. The first mayors were military men.

Economy

Pajarito is a rural community centered around agriculture and livestock farming. Main agricultural products cultivated in the municipality are coffee, maize, sugarcane, yuca, beans and potatoes. Hot springs are present outside the urban centre.

Climate

Pajarito has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from December to March and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

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References

Bibliography

References

{{in lang. es [https://archive.today/20150530080842/http://www.pajarito-boyaca.gov.co/informacion_general.shtml Official website Pajarito]
{{in lang. es [http://www.excelsio.net/2011/11/sabe-el-origen-del-nombre-de-su.html Etymology Pajarito] - Excelsio.net
Moreno Murillo et al., 2007

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